Attack Surface Analyst

Summary

Join Palo Alto Networks as an Attack Surface Analysis Analyst and contribute to shaping the future of cybersecurity. You will focus on research analytics, mapping vulnerable parts of organizations and testing for security vulnerabilities. Using various research techniques, you will identify internet-facing assets belonging to companies of interest. This role involves partnering with sales and customer success teams, collaborating with engineering, and reviewing technical documentation. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, 2+ years of experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. Palo Alto Networks offers a competitive compensation package and various employee benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Math or another technical discipline focused on problem-solving analysis or equivalent military experience
• 2+ years of working experience
• Conceptual understanding of technical topics (e.g. mathematical concepts)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Shown to have been results-driven and to have thrived in a fast-paced environment
• Strong ability to operate with autonomy and independence in a remote setting

Responsibilities

• Perform attack surface discovery on client internet-facing networks, thoroughly investigating thousands of possible assets and making informed ownership decisions
• Partner with sales and customer success to answer technical client questions
• Partner with sales to help explain and demonstrate the use cases of the software to customers
• Partner closely with engineering teams to refine our attack surface discovery toolset
• Review of technical documentation for training materials, technical marketing collateral, manuals, troubleshooting guides, etc
• Participation in on-call duty

Preferred Qualifications

• Client-facing expertise within sales or customer success
• Experience with Excel (specifically using more advanced features like macros, pivot tables, and v-lookups)

Benefits

• FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees
• Mental and financial health resources
• Personalized learning opportunities
• The starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $92000 - $148500/YR
• The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus